This interactive and
educational safari will be lead by PPANM's very own gifted landscape
photographer, Mickey Ginn of Farmington, NM.
*The start time has changed from 8am to 9am when the park now opens due to funding cutbacks. The safari is scheduled to start at 9:00am on Sunday Feb. 25, 2007 and go through 3:00pm.
PPANM's registration fee for this event is just $25 for members and $50 for non-members.
The Monument does have an entry fee of $6 per person - annual and lifetime passes will be honored. The park's entrance fee is in addition to PPANM registration and exact change is always appreciated.
The visitor center will provide a brief orientation by a Park Ranger. Additionally, they offer a 10 minute video in their auditorium which introduces the Monument and the ancient people who lived there.
Please bring a sack lunch to be held at the park's picnic area near the visitor center.
Recommended Hotel is the Hampton Inn in nearby White Rock. (505)672-3838, Rooms around $85/night. Sunday Dinner at "Salsa Brothers", next door to the hotel. It's a great little place with multiple salsas. Anyone with similar interests or timetable is welcome to join.
Things to know before you come: Frost and chance of snow storms from October through May. Wear layered comfortable sportswear type clothing appropriate for the season, with sturdy walking shoes. The elevation in Frijoles Canyon is 6,000 feet and can cause breathing difficulties for some people visiting from lower elevations.
Bandelier Monument is located near Los Alamos, NM. Directions by Car:
Visitors traveling on I-25
Take Interstate-25 exit 282B (St Francis/ US HWY 84/285) for
Santa Fe. Travel north on HWY 285 for 19 miles; you will go straight
through the city. Exit onto State HWY 502 near the Cities of Gold Casino
in Pojoaque. Travel west 11.5 miles, follow the signs to Bandelier and
merge onto HWY 4. Travel west on HWY 4 for 11.5 miles, through the town
of White Rock. The Bandelier Monument entrance is on the left side of
the road.
Scenic alternative route for those going north on I-25
Near Bernalillo, take Interstate-25 exit 232 (Rio Ranch) for US HWY 550,
continue for 23.5 miles. At San Ysidro, exit onto HWY 4. Travel
northeast over the mountains for 54 miles to the park entrance which
will be on the right side of the road. This is a good paved road that
passes by the Valles Caldera National Preserve. However, it does go
above 9,000 feet in elevation and is not advisable in winter weather.
Visitors traveling from Taos
Take NM HWY 68 (Paseo del Pueblo Sur) south for 47 miles. In
Espanola, turn right onto East Paseo de Onate (N HWY 285/84); travel 3/4
mile on this road across the Rio Grande. At the light, turn left onto
HWY 30 (Los Alamos HWY) and travel south for 8.5 miles. Bear right onto
the HWY 502 ramp and travel west for 2 miles. Then merge onto HWY 4 and
travel west for 11.5 miles, through the town of White Rock. The entrance
to Bandelier will be on the left side of the road.